Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)

Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)

Rosa acicularis

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Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

Shrubby Cinquefoil is a small, deciduous flowering shrub. This hardy species is densely covered with leaves and produces pale to bright yellow buttercup-shaped flowers terminally on the stems.

Flowering typically occurs from early to late summer. Shrubby Cinquefoil is a popular ornamental shrub choice and is capable of growing on a variety of sites.

Alberta's provincial flower, Alberta Wild Rose, is a small, deciduous shrub known for its beautiful pink blooms and thick, thorny stems.

Native to Canada, this hardy perennial is an attractive addition to any garden. Wildlife enjoy its edible rosehips, which inclined growers can use in jams, jellies, and rose hip tea.

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, NT, NU
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT, NU
Other Names: tundra rose
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose